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 vigorous ['vigәrәs]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 精力充沛的, 元气旺盛的, 茁壮的, 有力的



    vigorous
    [ adj ]
    1. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

    2. <adj.all>
      a vigorous hiker
      gave her skirt a vigorous shake
      a vigorous campaign
      a vigorous foreign policy
      vigorous opposition to the war
    3. strong and active physically or mentally

    4. <adj.all>
      a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback


    Vigorous \Vig"or*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. vigoros, F. vigoureux, LL.
    vigorosus.]
    1. Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or
    active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth;
    a vigorous plant.

    Famed for his valor, young,
    At sea successful, vigorous and strong. --Waller.

    2. Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful;
    strong; forcible; energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a
    vigorous prosecution of a war.

    The beginnings of confederacies have been always
    vigorous and successful. --Davenant.
    -- {Vig"or*ous*ly}, adv. --
    {Vig"or*ous*ness}, n.

    1. He said U.S. assertions of support for Lebanon's independence and calls for the departure of foreign troops are no substitute for a vigorous policy.
    2. It was a bonanza that was unrepeatable in the circumstances of a vigorous economic recovery, I concluded.
    3. He is a past chairman of the soft-left Tribune Group and a vigorous opponent of apartheid. He has drifted into the party mainstream on a range of issues.
    4. That would follow a vigorous 0.8% increase in July.
    5. Grassley, R-Iowa, called for more vigorous enforcement of antifraud laws and for the use of regional task forces of federal prosecutors to fight white-collar crime in concentrated defense industry areas such as southern California and Texas.
    6. Citing a vigorous economy, Moody's Investors Service Inc. upgraded $1.1 billion of debt and preferred stock belonging to Florida Power Corp., the main unit of Florida Progress Corp.
    7. It should at least engender a vigorous debate.
    8. Bush said he had stressed to Mitterrand the "key role" of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe. "The alliance must remain vigorous in this critical period of transition," he said.
    9. The vigorous Israeli press is quick to smoke out a proposal or to speculate about U.S. diplomacy.
    10. For the two exchanges, which months ago began a vigorous campaign to protect their largely self-regulated status, the charges have inflicted a black eye, with many more rounds to go before they know the full extent of the government's case.
    11. "When you're faced with an irrational environment, you don't lose much by exploring all your options in a vigorous way," says a well-known New York securities lawyer.
    12. "Now that the treaty is moving to floor debate in the Senate, let the debate be vigorous and full," the president said. "And let it proceed without delay.
    13. Asked how he felt, he replied, "Fine," in a vigorous, booming voice.
    14. The drawing throughout remains vigorous, if somewhat approximate.
    15. President Bush has praised Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu for promising vigorous efforts to open his nation's markets.
    16. The long-range cruise missiles have several vigorous proponents on Capitol Hill.
    17. But the Spanish stock market is joining the list of attractions, too, thanks to vigorous capital spending plans and prospects for strong earnings growth in 1988.
    18. He is young and vigorous enough to grasp that the first six of those years went better than the last two, that a President can set the agenda, and that if he's not on the offense he'll be on the defense.
    19. International business continues to be "vigorous," despite a strengthening dollar, it said.
    20. In practice, this policy has led Moscow to pursue a two-pronged effort: the imposition of a contrived historical legitimacy to justify a vigorous program of Russification of the other republics.
    21. He added that Lone Star "fully supports vigorous prosecution of this matter."
    22. These have a long and vigorous tradition and are seen by those in soccer as victimless crimes; no one counts the tax inspector.
    23. However, from a political standpoint, the White House has said it wants a vigorous and independent investigation of the Iran-Contra scandal.
    24. It's difficult to compare the aging of this aerobic fellow in short pants with the, um, vigorous life styles practiced by the band members through the 1960s, '70s and '80s.
    25. But there was also evidence of a vigorous black economy in many areas.
    26. A vigorous and viable manufacturing sector is important to the vitality of the economy generally.
    27. Mr. Morgenthau had made a vigorous effort to obtain a copy of the Price Waterhouse report, which the auditing firm declined to provide.
    28. President Bush, back at his beloved vacation home for an extended holiday weekend, spent a vigorous Saturday recreating by the sea, entertaining family and encouraging neighbors to watch his fireworks show Monday night.
    29. "Corporations are going to wonder how vigorous any economic turnaround is going to be.
    30. Foisie, in a report dated April 20 and released by the Pentagon on Thursday, said there is an an "urgent need for vigorous new hands-on editorial leadership" of the European edition.
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